Chapter 460: Chapter 418: Ten Years (Revised)

Spring brings plum blossoms, summer offers coolness, autumn gathers fallen leaves, and winter steps in snow.

The cycle of seasons continues, and in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.

On a spring night when all things revive, moonlight flows like water, and silver frost spills over the earth. Majestic giant trees tower into the sky, waterfalls cascade, and water vapor hangs like mist.

Countless white vines drape from the tree crowns like ribbons, and tiny star-like flowers flutter with the wind, sweeping across the divine tree’s roots.

Colorful butterflies circle around, in a dreamlike and illusory manner.

At night, thousands of Cloud Mushrooms emerge from under the divine tree’s roots, glowing with a soft white light, rising and falling like breathing, absorbing moonlight.

Within a thirty-mile radius, no creature can outcompete these Cloud Mushrooms that dominate the area around the divine tree’s roots.

The Qingqiu Fox Clan grinds its teeth in frustration because, since a vague time, they have to find empty places further away every night to absorb moonlight.

After a night passes, the Qingqiu Fox Clan grumbles as they return to Qingqiu to sleep, not far away in Cangzhu Forest, the Golden-Eyed Ape Clan and Hundred-Tailed Peacocks seem to have started fighting over territory again.

A phoenix’s cry comes from high above, causing the Qingqiu Fox Clan to halt and look up. They see two little phoenixes flying down from the divine tree’s crown, majestic and majestic.

On the back of the leading phoenix sits a woman, serene and calm. Her white clothes flutter in the wind, her white hair dances, surrounded by Immortal Qi, elegant and transcendent, she resembles a Female Immortal from the Heavenly Palace, making the Qingqiu foxes envious at the sight.

The woman lowers her gaze, awakening the Qingqiu foxes like facing a formidable enemy. They quickly flee, not daring to linger, afraid of her gaze, lest few strands of fur remain.

In Cangzhu Forest, a Golden-Eyed Ape is pinning a White-Tailed Peacock to the ground.

"Stop!"

A clear shout, and Jiang Yuebai floats down from the little phoenix’s back, surrounded by Mermaid Silk Light Gauze like mist, her Immortal Spirit Qi flourishing.

She lightly lands on the green bamboo branches, looking down from high above.

"Lady Immortal Ganoderma is here, everyone run!"

Someone shouts, and suddenly the forest erupts into chaos, neither side can care about fighting anymore, they turn and flee.

"I’m here, and you think you can run?!"

Jiang Yuebai snorts coldly, raising her delicate hand, and immediately in Cangzhu Forest, bamboo leaves gather into a sea, rolling up waves of green waves, blocking dozens of Golden-Eyed Apes and White-Tailed Peacocks flying mid-air.

Moments later, both sides obediently line up before Jiang Yuebai, shivering, heads lowered, not daring to make a sound, hiding important things on them.

Two little phoenixes guard Jiang Yuebai’s side, showing off their might.

"I said three years ago, no fighting, no fighting. We are peaceful Demon Clan, can’t matters be discussed? Must it come to fighting? So much fur shed to the ground, such a waste."

Jiang Yuebai picks up a fallen peacock tail feather from the ground, casually tucks it into her bracelet, seeing another feather sticking out behind the one fighting, she walks over.

The White-Tailed Peacock retreats in fear, Jiang Yuebai frowns, the White-Tailed Peacock immediately turns its rear over, letting Jiang Yuebai pluck its feathers.

"And you all, the old rules, hand over fines for fighting, or go copy books for me!"

The Golden-Eyed Apes, terrified, quickly produce spirit fruits collected over time, piling them before Jiang Yuebai.

"Will you fight again in future?" Jiang Yuebai asks.

The Golden-Eyed Apes and White-Tailed Peacocks shake their heads firmly, the ape who fought even hugs the bald peacock to show goodwill.

Jiang Yuebai picks up a spirit fruit and wipes it clean on the ape, bites it, its sweetness delightful, filled with spiritual energy.

"Go on then, don’t fight again next time or the fines will double, book copying tenfold!"

The bamboo leaves part, both sides scatter like pardoned convicts.

"Hey! Shipwreck Grass take this!"

At this time, a little fox with three tails suddenly charges down from above Jiang Yuebai, wielding a large wooden stick.

Bang!

The stick misses, Jiang Yuebai, munching on the fruit, remains stationary, her whole person flickering like a phantom, looking speechlessly at Yousu Xiaoxiao.

Yousu Xiaoxiao grins viciously, scanning around for Jiang Yuebai’s true form, the two phoenixes lift their wings to cover their faces, unable to bear watching.

Surely in the next moment, Yousu Xiaoxiao froths at the mouth, collapsing, struggling to raise her arm.

"When did you... poison me..."

Jiang Yuebai tosses away the fruit core, grabbing one of Yousu Xiaoxiao’s tails, holding her like a sack. She wipes her hands clean with her tail fur, then hands her over to one of the little phoenixes.

"Hang her at Tushan Clan entrance."

"No, please don’t hang me at Tushan Clan entrance."

Yousu Xiaoxiao nearly cries, it’s too humiliating.

A hand reaches out to Yousu Xiaoxiao; having failed stealth attacks multiple times, recognizing the rules, she reluctantly pulls out a Qilin Tooth from her pocket.

"This is a tooth the Blood Qilin shed last month, I was planning to make a dagger with it, you..."

Before she finishes speaking, the Qilin Tooth is snatched away by Jiang Yuebai. She tosses her aside, ignoring her, taking the two little phoenixes away.

"Shipwreck Grass come back! First help me detoxify!"

Yousu Xiaoxiao shouts in frustration, but the only response is the mocking cries of two phoenixes.

"Damn phoenixes, next Divine Sacrifice rite I’ll climb the crown and burn your Phoenix Nest, hmm!"

Jiang Yuebai sits on the little phoenix’s back, soaring across the sky, maintaining Demon Clan order and clearing its domain’s trash daily tiresomely, her bracelet and ring nearly full.

Besides aiding the Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix, managing the Demon Clan, she seldom leaves the Phoenix Nest in these years, the trio of her clones practices arduously daily, having completed studying the grass and wood Demon Clan’s Demon Technique Collection, almost at Late-Stage Golden Core, half a year short to break through.

She’s established a Demon Clan school under the divine tree, enlightening the newly transformed demons, teaching them human clan language and basic knowledge, encouraging them to explore.

Thus she’s contributed to the Demon Clan, the Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix gratefully gave her two little phoenixes to command as she pleases.

Cultivation proceeds routinely, daily without drastic changes, dull yet fulfilling.

Back at Phoenix Nest, the two little phoenixes watch Jiang Yuebai cautiously, their eyes darting around.

Jiang Yuebai waves her hand, "No book copying today, go play, return in an hour."

The two little phoenixes jubilantly take off, fearful of delaying a moment lest Jiang Yuebai changes her mind.

They have resisted before, but their parents held them back, unable to battle Jiang Yuebai, they ultimately resigned.

Jiang Yuebai alone returns to the house built in Phoenix Nest’s corner. Her true body sits inside, meditating on cultivation; the white vine clone she uses in Demon Clan activities, full of demon energy, averts exclusion.

Two Dragonfly Little Demons tidy her scattered manuscripts, placing them aside, together bringing a tray loaded with letters delivered from outside.

Every half year, extraordinary people from Iron Feather Country deliver her letters to the Demon Clan.

"Thank you."

Jiang Yuebai sits down to open the letters, the two Dragonfly Little Demons perch on her head, absorbing the Immortal Ganoderma Qi from her white vine, their transparent wings speckled, nearing Divine Elixir Realm.

The letters remain as usual, containing Lu Nanzhi’s travelogue, Xie Jingshan’s business experience, Yun Shang’s beast taming tales, second junior brother Shi Xiaowu’s daily reports and inquiries, etc.

This time, there’s correspondence from Ge Yuchan, Hee Wangchen, Tang Weimian, inquiring about her return and inviting her for drinks and discourse. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Finally, a handwritten note from her teacher states a victory in Asura Domain, cleanup tasks proceeding to the final phase, he with Supreme Elder and various True Monarchs prepare to return to the sect.

It mentions Supreme Elder inviting Guiyuan Sword Sect and Vajra Platform to partake in Heavenly Interence Sect’s Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment disciples’ smaller contest, promising a grand celebration this time.

Storing the letters, Jiang Yuebai whether in true body or clone, sits restless, her heart yearning for Heavenly Interence Sect.

"Anan is nearing Late-Stage Golden Core, Xie Jingshan’s parents achieved Nascent Soul, Supreme Elder returning, seems I should return for a proper farewell, prepare to go to Upper Realm."